Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MORGAN, CHARLES LANGBRIDGE (Menander; 1894 - 1958), drama critic, novelist, playwright Born 22 January 1894, youngest child of Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan, engineer, and Mary (née Watkins) his wife. His grandparents had emigrated from Pembrokeshire to Australia where his parents were married. He was trained in the Royal Navy from 1907 and became a naval officer, but he resigned in 1913 to lead a literary life, though he returned to serve in the navy during both World Wars. He
MORGAN, CHARLES OCTAVIUS SWINNERTON (1803 - 1888), antiquary and local historian Born 15 September 1803, fourth son of Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd bart. of Ealing, Middlesex, and Tredegar Park, Monmouth, by Mary Margaret, daughter of capt. George Stoney, R.N.; he was, therefore, a brother of the first baron Tredegar. He entered Christ Church, Oxford, 26 June 1822 (B.A. 1825, M.A. 1832). He was a justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant of Monmouthshire, and he represented that
MORGAN, CLIFFORD (Cliff) ISAAC (1930 - 2013), rugby player, sports writer and broadcaster, media executive , replacing the dropped Glyn Davies. The Welsh team had been announced at 6.30pm on the previous Monday whilst Morgan was on the bus home from work as a management trainee at the Electricity Board in Cardiff. By the time he arrived back at Trebanog, a crowd of people with flags were waiting, cheering. Morgan always remembered that even the bus driver got off and shook his hand. The game ended in a 3-3 draw
MORGAN, DAVID (1779 - 1858), Independent minister and historian Dolau, Tal-y-bont, near Aberystwyth (whither, in the meantime, the family had moved), with the intention of becoming a farmer. He married Mary Hughes (1782 - 1826), daughter of the Llwyn-glas household and the two young people went to live at Cerrig-cyrannau where, contrary to the wishes of their respective families, they joined the Independents. He began to preach at Tal-y-bont, which was then under
MORGAN, DAVID EIRWYN (1918 - 1982), college principal and minister (B) began to preach. He received his early education in Pen-y-groes Primary School before going to the local Grammar School in Ammanford. There, his interest in literature was aroused by his friendship with D. R. Griffiths, 'Amanwy', the school caretaker. He won the Mary Towyn Jones Scholarship and was admitted to the University College of Swansea where he was gained an honours degree in Welsh in 1938. He
MORGAN, DAVID JENKINS (1884 - 1949), teacher and agricultural officer Born at Blaendewi, Llanddewibrefi, Cardiganshire, 23 September 1884, the second child and eldest son of Rhys Morgan, minister of Bethesda church (CM) in the village, and Mary his wife (née Jenkins). On the last day of August 1887 he entered the local board school, six days after his sister who was fourteen months his senior; he remained there until 14 May 1897. Tregaron county school was opened
MORGAN, DAVID THOMAS (c. 1695 - 1746), Jacobite described as of Pen-y-graig (near Quakers' Yard) in the parish of Merthyr Tydfil, a property which he probably inherited from his mother. The place and date of his birth are not known. (At his trial in 1746 he was said to be 'about-fifty-one'). He apparently lived in London, was married, and had a daughter, Mary. He owned property in Shoreditch, which, possibly, he had acquired on marriage. He wrote a
MORGAN, DEWI (Dewi Teifi; 1877 - 1971), poet and journalist encouraging and guiding young poets and prose writers as an adjudicator in local and national eisteddfodau and editor of the poetry column of Y Faner. Among those indebted to him include D. Gwenallt Jones, T. Ifor Rees, Caradog Prichard, T. Glynne Davies, J. M. Edwards, Iorwerth C. Peate and Alun Llywelyn-Williams. Dewi Morgan died aged 93 at Bronglais hospital Aberystwyth 1 April 1971 and he was buried in
MORGAN, DYFNALLT (1917 - 1994), poet, literary critic and translator bilingualism in primary schools through visiting schools in mid and west Wales. During this period he met and married Eleri, daughter of the poet and minister T. Eirug Davies, and they had one son, Tomos. He worked for the BBC in Swansea and Bangor for a decade between 1954 and 1964 as a radio producer, and also presented a number of shows. The range of his interests and knowledge was shown in the wide
MORGAN, EDWARD (1783 - 1869), Evangelical cleric and author mother. It will be seen that his books, taken together, narrated for English readers the whole story of Welsh Methodism from its beginnings down to their author's own day. He died in June 1869; his tombstone erroneously states that he was then aged 93. See further the article on Morris Davies (1796-1876).
MORGAN, ELENA PUW (1900 - 1973), novelist, author of fiction and short stories for children Elena Puw Morgan was born on 19 April 1900 in Corwen, Meirionethshire, the daughter of the Revd Lewis Davies (1859-1934), a Congregationalist minister, and his wife Kate (née Ellis, 1868-1942). She was a bookish child, reading widely in English authors including Shakespeare, Shelley and Tennyson, as well as in Welsh literature. She was educated at Bala Girls' Grammar School, but poor health
MORGAN, ELIZABETH (1705 - 1773), gardener Elizabeth Morgan was born in Shrewsbury where she was christened at St. Chad's church on 5 November 1705. She was the second eldest of five children and only daughter of John Davies (1668/9–1732), a minister, and his wife Honora (née Sneyd, 1668-1714). Her father was a son of Mutton Davies of Gwysanau, Flintshire and Llannerch, Denbighshire. Her mother Honora was the daughter of Ralph and Frances

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